Monthly Archives: January 2013

The grand presence of the metro coach of Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) at the All India Industrial Exhibition (Numaish), at Nampally grounds does indeed portray the mammoth efforts that are on to ensure that the metro rail rolls on the elevaed tracks of the city,by the end of 2014. Visitors at the stall are able to clearly visualize their safe and comfortable travel by looking at the mock up metro rail coach, which has sophisticated interiors,that will be totally air-conditioned while in operation. By observing the metro rail coach, it is quite obvious that the daily ride to work,educational institutions or recreational centers will be pleasurable, as one can travel in pollution- free coaches.

The steel grey metro rail coach, visited much by visitors of Numaish, is similar to metro-rails operating world-wide. The finesse is superb and the exterior is sturdy and the interiors highly attractive, simply made for daily travel convenience and comfort.
Literature available at the stall will educate the visitors about the need of metro rail in the city and how it will impact their daily lives.

The awesome metro rail coach stands tall among flowers that deck the stall and one can enter the coach to have first hand view of the inside seating and standing area.
Men, women, children and the youth in particular are able to satiate their desire to know more by visiting the HMR stall.The numaish is a popular event for the city residents , who simply enjoy shopping and feasting there. It is but obvious,that the maximum number of city residents would be able to find an answer to their queries about the soon-to-arrive metro rail.

Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd (HMR) is organizing several competitions on the topic ‘’ Metro Rail for Safe & Comfortable Travel of Women and Gender Equality’’, which are open only to girls / women.
1) Essay Writing competition for girl students
Categories : i) upto high school ii) Junior college iii)degree and Post Graduation
Language : English
2) Elocution competition for girl students
Categories : i) upto high school ii) Junior college iii)degree and Post Graduation
Languages in each category: Telugu / Urdu / Hindi /English
3) Metro quiz for girl students
Categories : i) upto high school ii) Junior college iii)degree and Post Graduation
Language : English
4) Special debate for Women
Language : As per the choice of the participant (Telugu/Urdu/Hindi/English)

Prizes will be in the form of gift vouchers for purchase of books and stationery for students and household articles for women. Certificates will also be given for all prize winners.

A Panel of judges will decide the winners and their decision shall be final and nobody will have any right to appeal against it.

Prize distribution ceremony will be held at Gandhi Centenary Hall, Exhibition Grounds at 05:00PM on 11th February 2013.

Interested girl students/women will have to enroll their names in the appropriate category duly filling up the forms available in HMR stall at the 73rd All India Industrial Exhibition (Numaish) from 7th of January to 8th of February 2013.

Festive season brings families together to share their joy and happiness and set aside any bad feelings towards each other. Sankranthi in Hyderabad ushers in a new year of fun and frolic for the young and more comfort for the women and the elderly. No doubt, here Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) will soon ( end of 2014) be able to strengthen family ties further, as city residents can travel from one corner to another corner and celebrate the festival together. Incidentally, Sankranthi is the harvest festival and farmers celebrate this day very joyfully.

On this auspicious day, “Pongal” the traditional dish consisting of rice and lentils is cooked in a clay pot which is decorated with colorful designs. The dish is tasty and mouth watering. Children and teenagers as well as young adults fly colorful kites . In fact, annual kite flying competitions are held. Here one can say the soon-to-arrive HMR will enable city residents to travel distances quickly and take part in a competition of their choice. Family members meet up to each other to rejoice together on the occasion. Once HMR arrives on the scene distances will not mar family relationships. HMR will promote better interactions on such auspicious occasion and that too without any stress and tension of travelling long distance. Elderly will also be able to travel to meet their near and dear. Women can share their food offerings with other family members and friends.

Sankranthi indeed is a grand festival for closeness and togetherness among families and HMR knows it well.

It was indeed a grand affair as the Hyderabad Metro Rail Stall was inaugurated by Hon’ble A.P.state minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development Mr. M. Maheeder Reddy thus enleashing an era of rapid mass transport system in a city that is plagued by constant traffic jams and congestion. Also, present on the occasion was prinicipal secretary (MA&UB) Mr. B Sam Bob IAS Mr. N.V.S Reddy, Managing Director, HMR and other senior officials of HMR. The HMR stall has been set up at the All India Industrial Exhibtion Ground, Nampally.

The elegant coach of the metro rail was on display, which looked splendid and one could immediately feel the comfortable travel that would be possible the moment HMR arrives on the scene. The occasion was somber and extremely auspicious, as it is, but natural, that the city residents’s thirst for quick travel will be quenched soon.

After the traditional ribbon cutting was done by the Hon’ble minister, the delegates visited to have a look at the interior of the coach. The minister along with Mr. N. V. S. Reddy waived to esteemed gathering from inside the coach and one could visualize how HMR would be welcomed by all and sundry.

Visitors at the exhibition were indeed excited to see the Metro rail exhibit, hoping obviously fr better future in city travel.

The New Year awakens to the reality that we are constantly striving for the best technological innovations that make our life-styles simply superb. The youth today is bubbling full of energy to contribute fruitfully in this hi-fi world of software industry, as well as, other business set-ups which are now adjusting to the newer technological software applications. Not only has the business industry per se been bitten by the technological bug innovation, but also the transport sector is equally adapting to the changing times.

Hyderabad Metro Rail that would be making its debut by end of 2014, will definitely be a technological wonder in a city that has been more tradition bound till now. Urbanization is catching on fast in the city and the youth equally has high expectations of leading a life that is venturesome and challenging. They want to move fast, earn well and relax. The younger lot, particularly, professionals working with multi-nationals are in hurry to reach their places of work and their daily commute is always beating the clock. So HMR will certainly enable them to live up to the brim, with every moment being joyful and memorable. Along with them women, children and the elderly also would be much pleased to avail the services of HMR.

Every year brings in its own freshness and the residents of Hyderabad have expectations of leading a better life than the year before. The previous year lapses into oblivion, whether to be remembered or not, hoping that the New Year would be different by fulfilling all desires and hopes. The city residents are tired of innumerable traffic jams, and since more settlers are settling down, there would naturally be more vehicles on the road. Pollution levels are going up and affecting one’s health. HMR has been devised with the hope of a better life for the city residents.

L&T engineers are burning the midnight oil to ensure that HMR serves the transport needs of the city residents. Timely work is on and recently, the Uppal section of the metro- rail was inaugurated by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr. Kiran Kumar Reddy. The entire distance consists of 72 KM Metro Rail pillars. The Uppal girder weighs about 300 tons, thus projecting the magnitude of the work on hand. The best talent from abroad as well as locally is being used to ensure that it is a safe and reliable venture. One can simply say “hats to HMR authorities”, by seeing the progress on with the HMR project.

So let the New Year be joyful year with the hope that the following year will be a year of HMR, with much headway being made in its construction, for it to be a “dream come true”.